First timer - starting my first batch Sept 15

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seventreesfarm said:
This should explain the whole float testing thing - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

We're still going to leave ours in until Monday just because it's only day 22, but there was no movement in the water at all. They went into lockdown looking viable, but who knows....We decided to skip the eggtopsy this time.
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Thanks!
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I'll try this mon. with the 1 egg that didn't pip.
 
mmgillan said:
What is the correct end to pip? I have pips in 4 more of mine, 2 being on the "top", one on the side/bottom then the egg that was cracked is broken out more and I can see the beek but not much progress in zipping. Wondering if I chould help out some since it didn't have the normal pipping to start with. Being my first time I was surprised that I got 5 pipping out of 6 eggs to start.
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They should pip the wide end of the egg. Sometimes, they can pip the pointy end and be just fine. Mine were not, sadly. The "normal" place to pip is along the side of the wide part of the egg. Every now and then you get one that pips the end, and then zips from there. How long has it been since they pipped? If you open the incubator, you risk shrinkwrapping the membrane to them and they can't get out of the shell. It seemed like this happened to me, even though my humidity was still up high after getting the bleeding chick out, the drop was enough to shrinkwrap the other that had pipped, which I then had to help as well. Sometimes pip to zip can take more than 24 hours. In my experience, it seems to happen more quickly...usually 4-8 hours.
 
Tomorrow PM is when my 19 are supposed to hatch. Are you supposed to hear the little chicks peeping at some point? I listened but didn't hear anything...

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4hchickmama said:
They should pip the wide end of the egg. Sometimes, they can pip the pointy end and be just fine. Mine were not, sadly. The "normal" place to pip is along the side of the wide part of the egg. Every now and then you get one that pips the end, and then zips from there. How long has it been since they pipped? If you open the incubator, you risk shrinkwrapping the membrane to them and they can't get out of the shell. It seemed like this happened to me, even though my humidity was still up high after getting the bleeding chick out, the drop was enough to shrinkwrap the other that had pipped, which I then had to help as well. Sometimes pip to zip can take more than 24 hours. In my experience, it seems to happen more quickly...usually 4-8 hours.
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so what did you do to help them out? I had 3 that pipped last night then they zipped a few hours later just fine. I did have 1 that was cracked (oops) when I removed the turning plate, and it is having trouble zpping. I did assist removing the shell and have it wrapped in a washcloth in the incubator waiting. And the last 2 have pipped, several hours ago, but thats it so far.
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mmgillan said:
so what did you do to help them out? I had 3 that pipped last night then they zipped a few hours later just fine. I did have 1 that was cracked (oops) when I removed the turning plate, and it is having trouble zpping. I did assist removing the shell and have it wrapped in a washcloth in the incubator waiting. And the last 2 have pipped, several hours ago, but thats it so far.
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I went along the pip hole and peeled a bit more shell off...waited a bit to see if that would help...peeled off a bit more...waited a bit longer. Eventually I could see that the membrane was stuck to the chick and that is why it couldn't move around and zip itself. I gently pulled back the membrane and released it. These chicks were a bit more wobbly on their feet than the others, but are now doing just fine. It is best NOT to intervene if you can help it, but sometimes, especially when it is your own doing, you need to help a bit. I found it funny on my last hatch, the first chick to hatch was helping the 2nd chick zip her egg.
 
4hchickmama said:
I went along the pip hole and peeled a bit more shell off...waited a bit to see if that would help...peeled off a bit more...waited a bit longer. Eventually I could see that the membrane was stuck to the chick and that is why it couldn't move around and zip itself. I gently pulled back the membrane and released it. These chicks were a bit more wobbly on their feet than the others, but are now doing just fine. It is best NOT to intervene if you can help it, but sometimes, especially when it is your own doing, you need to help a bit. I found it funny on my last hatch, the first chick to hatch was helping the 2nd chick zip her egg.
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It just popped out of the membrane
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a little wobbly lik you said so we'll see how it does thru the night. It was funny cause the first one that hatched this AM kept going over to this poor guy and looked like it was trying to help it out. Too cute. Now I only hav 1 that has a pip, but thats it so far. I'm 5/6 on this hatch!
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I'm out. Pulled the plug and set the eggs out on the porch. I was afraid they'd pop, and the float test seemed pretty telling.

Had a great time watching everyone's experience. So much to learn!
 

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